Description of problem: ======================== When creating a volume if the specified bricks are not separate mount points with xfs on LVM volumes the following is the error message reported : "volume create: test_vol: failed: The brick rhs-client12:/bricks is is being created in the root partition. It is recommended that you don't use the system's root partition for storage backend. Or use 'force' at the end of the command if you want to override this behavior." The Type is "The brick rhs-client12:/bricks is is" . The word "is" is repeated twice. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): =============================================================== glusterfs 3.4.0.43.1u2rhs built on Nov 12 2013 07:38:20 How reproducible: ================== Often Steps to Reproduce: ===================== 1.Create a volume with bricks directory on "/" and the brick directory is not a mount points with xfs on LVM volumes
Based on discussion with developers, seems this is fixed. Hence marking for 3.0.4 for verification. This can removed from the list for 3.0.4 if it fails.
Could you provide the patch URL ?
This is the upstream bug - 1065551
volume create: vol0: failed: The brick 10.70.47.143:/tmp/b1 is being created in the root partition. It is recommended that you don't use the system's root partition for storage backend. Or use 'force' at the end of the command if you want to override this behavior Bug successfully verified on build glusterfs 3.6.0.44. Hence marking this bug as verified.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-0682.html